Chapter 154 Model Worker Selection (Part )
"The second candidate is Comrade Wang Zhongshun from the machine repair class. The machine repair work in our factory has always been very important. It is related to the smooth production of all workshops in the factory and is an important guarantee for completing the tasks of superior orders. However, in actual work, the machine repair workshop has always faced very great difficulties. In order to complete the maintenance in a short time and ensure the normal operation of the equipment, Comrade Wang Zhongshun led the comrades in the machine repair class without fear of dirt or fatigue..."

Then, the union chairman began to present the information of the second candidate.

Wang Zhongshun, who was nominated this time, is actually just a professional soldier who has been in the factory for only five years. He used to be engaged in the maintenance of military equipment in the army. After transferring to Shengli Machinery Factory, he became the squad leader of the machine repair class because of his outstanding work.

Although Wang Zhongshun's resume is a bit "younger" than Chen Guisheng's, the factory's model worker selection must have a "new face". In addition, the machine repair class is a very important department in the factory and must have a representative. Therefore, Wang Zhongshun's nomination is actually the result of the evaluation committee weighing the pros and cons and comprehensive consideration.

“…Please raise your hands if you agree that Wang Zhongshun should be included in the candidate list!”

It was almost no suspense, and Wang Zhongshun from the mechanical repair class was also passed unanimously.

"The third candidate is Comrade Pan Xingzhen from the Security Department..."

Next, the union chairman Guan Jinghe listed the information of more than a dozen model worker candidates in one breath.

When it came to the show of hands to vote, all the candidates passed the voting process.

The leaders on the stage all had serious expressions at this time. Deputy Factory Director Xie Changjiang also took the tea poured for him by the staff. After taking a sip, his expression was also quite calm.

"The 21st candidate is Comrade Xu Qiang from the Chemical Workshop. Although Comrade Xu Qiang has only been in the factory for a month, he has successfully completed the technical transformation plan of the Chemical Workshop with his self-taught skills and his spirit of love and dedication to the factory. The plan won the first prize in this year's military-to-civilian product technology collection activity of the factory. At the same time, it also passed the review of the superior expert group and was successfully approved..."

When Guan Jinghe on the stage read out Xu Qiang's selection information, the expressions of everyone present brightened up and everyone turned their eyes to the stage.

"…Please raise your hands if you agree that Comrade Xu Qiang should be included in the candidate list!"

It was still a routine procedure, but this time, the people in the audience obviously had different opinions.

As soon as Guan Jinghe finished speaking, the entire conference room seemed to freeze. For five or six seconds, only a few people raised their hands. But when they saw that the others were indifferent, the people who raised their hands first began to slowly put their hands down...

There is no doubt that Xu Qiang's inclusion in the selection of model workers will definitely cause huge controversy.

After all, Xu Qiang had just been in the factory for only one month. His work experience could not be any shallower. Moreover, he had not even been hired as a regular employee. It was obviously not convincing to elect a model worker who had been a temporary worker in the factory for only one month based on a technical transformation project.

"Let me say a few words..."

Seeing this situation, the factory director Liu Biao looked serious and picked up the microphone in front of him.

"...To tell you the truth, it was my decision to nominate Xu Qiang for the list of model workers. Indeed, Comrade Xu Qiang is very young and has only been working in the factory for a month. In principle, he is not eligible to participate in this model worker selection, but..." Liu Biao glanced at the people in the audience, then changed the subject and continued:

"Comrade Xu Qiang's technical reform plan has made a great contribution to our factory. Our chemical workshop has been in a state of serious losses for many years. Although we have carried out several management reforms, they are only a temporary solution. After all, the equipment in this workshop is very old and cannot keep up with the development of current technology..."

Hearing what Factory Director Liu Biao said, everyone was a little surprised. They didn't expect that Xu Qiang was actually nominated by Factory Director Liu Biao himself.

"...Comrade Xu Qiang's transformation plan not only won an award in the factory, but also passed the feasibility assessment of provincial experts. If the transformation of this project is successful, it is entirely possible to reverse the current loss situation of the chemical workshop. Therefore, in terms of contribution to the factory, Xu Qiang is not inferior to anyone else. It can even be said that his contribution is greater than anyone else! It is a great fortune for our factory to have such a young and outstanding technical talent. If he is rewarded, it will be a great encouragement to other talents with skills and ideas. This is also an important reason why I nominated him. I hope everyone can understand!"

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Guan Jinghe who was sitting next to him.

"Then... everyone continue to vote by raising hands on Comrade Xu Qiang's nomination!" Guan Jinghe was stunned for a moment, then said.

This time, many people at the scene raised their hands at the same time, and seeing this, others also followed suit.

Liu Biao's prestige in the factory is naturally self-evident.

It's not just because he is the factory director, the most important thing is that Liu Biao's contribution to the factory over the years is obvious to all, and people have a scale.

Since he has publicly expressed his support for Xu Qiang's election as a model worker, others, even if they are dissatisfied with Xu Qiang, must give the old factory director face.

"Wait a minute!" Chief Engineer Li Cunzhu suddenly shouted when Guan Jinghe was about to announce that Xu Qiang had passed the vote.

"What's wrong, Chief Engineer Li?" Guan Jinghe asked.

"I want to say a few words." After Li Cunzhu took the microphone from Guan Jinghe, he began to speak in the surprised eyes of the crowd: "First of all, I agree with what Director Liu said just now. I also admire Xu Qiang's contribution to our factory. It is really amazing that he, a young man who just joined the factory, can achieve such results in such a short time..."

When he said this, Li Cunzhu turned to Liu Biao and smiled, then continued:

"But... I think there are still some problems with Xu Qiang's participation in the selection of model workers of the whole factory..." Li Cunzhu changed the subject and continued, "First of all, according to factory regulations, employees who have been in the factory for less than half a year are not eligible to participate in the selection of model workers. Of course, this rule is not rigid. It is also written in the back of the rule that special circumstances can be handled specially. However, Xu Qiang currently has some other problems, which forced me to speak out..."

It takes a long time to establish a person's fairness and prestige, but the collapse of such fairness and prestige sometimes only takes a moment.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to find any problems with Liu Biao, as he is strict with himself both at work and in life. But it must be said that Li Cunzhu seized the opportunity very accurately this time and acted decisively, because Liu Biao's nomination of Xu Qiang this time was obviously not based on the prescribed procedures, but on personal connections!

"Old Li, what exactly do you want to say?" Liu Biao frowned slightly, obviously having seen some clues.

"You should all have seen the military order on the propaganda column some time ago. It was signed by Comrade Xu Qiang. I admire his courage, but merits are merits and faults are faults. We cannot ignore some of Xu Qiang's problems just because of his previous achievements!" Li Cunzhu seemed to ignore Liu Biao and continued, "Xu Qiang has invested a lot of manpower and funds in the factory to study his new project. Although he has submitted samples to the province some time ago, these samples have not been tested by the factory. Once they fail to pass the provincial inspection, it will cause a great blow to our factory's reputation and even have a certain degree of impact on the factory's order volume next year. In that case, the loss will be very large..."

As soon as Li Cunzhu finished speaking, the conference room suddenly became noisy.

Naturally, everyone in the factory knew about Xu Qiang's new project, but most people did not expect that the impact would be so great.

Although Li Cunzhu's words were a bit exaggerated, they made sense, so much so that several other leaders sitting at the front desk also frowned.

"But you also agreed to Xu Qiang sending samples to the province!" Liu Biao said at this time.

"I agreed because Xu Qiang has signed a statement of responsibility. But deep down, I don't agree with what he did. I still think he is too young, so he acted very rashly." Facing Liu Biao's counterattack, Li Cunzhu continued, "But today is the selection of model workers in our factory. For many workers, they may have worked hard for many years and have never been selected. I hope that the selection of model workers in our factory will always be a fair and pure land, so that the spirit of model workers will always inspire everyone to move forward and give the factory a brighter future..."

Li Cunzhu openly questioned Xu Qiang's qualifications as a model worker candidate, but in fact he had other intentions.

"Chief Engineer Li said it well!" At this time, He Yong, the head of the sales department sitting on the other side of the stage, was the first to agree.

"Yes, Comrade Xu Qiang is indeed good, but sometimes he is too reckless..."

"You're right. Xu Qiang's new project has caused losses to the factory. He should be held accountable!"

For a moment, leaders of several other departments on the stage expressed their agreement with Li Cunzhu's statement.

At this time, many employee representatives in the audience were whispering to each other, and the scene began to become a little noisy.

As for the factory director Liu Biao, he looked at the people below the stage and suddenly fell silent, only his brows began to frown.

"... Then let's continue to vote on Comrade Xu Qiang's candidacy for model worker."

Guan Jinghe looked a little confused at this time. He had never expected that there would be three votes raised to nominate Xu Qiang. This was probably the first time since the factory was built.

But after Li Cunzhu said this, no one raised their hands anymore, whether on the stage or in the audience.

"In that case..."

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that no one raised their hand for a long time, just when Guan Jinghe was about to announce that Xu Qiang lost the election, Deputy Factory Director Xie Changjiang suddenly shouted.

(End of this chapter)